I've had my Classic Turret Press since they were 1st offered & have been pretty happy with it. A few years ago I noticed that the brass cases were hitting the sizer die instead of going in smoothly like they're supposed to. After looking more closely to what was going on I noticed that there was a slight misalignment between the ram & the die position on the turret.

Has anyone else experienced this or noticed the same thing?

I was thinking the cause might be poorly the machined aluminum turrets but I have several of them & they all produce the same problem.

Does anyone know if there's some way to adjust the press to keep this from happening?

Yeah John, I'm seeing the same thing and I've narrowed it down to the detent ball on the top of the press. When I notice the misalignment I have to manually complete the rotation cycle. Does Lee make replacement tops for the LCT?

Yeah, that kind of misalignment takes place on my Classic Turret press occasionally too, but the misalignment I'm referring to is not the rotational kind but the radial kind. That is when the turret normally locks into place by the ball detent, there is a slight radial misalignment where if not manually corrected the brass case will hit the rim of the sizing die & get damaged.

When the case hits the die, I'll move it slightly forward & watch it go in but its not centered. Its kind of like it gets forced to comply with the misalignment between the shell holder & the die.

This is more noticeable with the sizer die probably because of the more precise fit, but I'm sure the other dies get it too, its just that they're more forgiving.

You might try loosening the bolts that hold the turret "head" on, then run a case into the size die then re-tighten the four bolts. I don't have a LCT anymore so don't remember exactly how that's all put together. I know the top has four bolts, but can't recall how the "legs" are installed. May want to loosen them a bit also if possible.